Elizabeth "Budd" Bell

Elizabeth "Budd" Bell was a human service lobbyist, and social worker by education,[1] who was one of the people that helped draft Florida's Baker Act. She was known as “the conscience of Florida.”[2]

She was inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame in 2012.[3]

  1. ^ Marbin Miller, Carol (October 17, 2009). "'CONSCIENCE OF FLORIDA' DIES AT 94". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Rights advocate Elizabeth 'Budd' Bell dies". CT Insider. October 21, 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Three women join hall of fame". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. February 9, 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2023.